Green-striped-grasshopper

Guides

• Chortophaga

  green-striped grasshopper, band-winged grasshopper

  Chortophaga is a genus of North American band-winged grasshoppers in the family Acrididae, tribe Chortophagini. The genus contains at least four recognized species, with C. viridifasciata (northern green-striped grasshopper) being the most widely distributed and best studied. Members are characterized by their banded hindwings and preference for moist grassland habitats. The genus ranges from Canada through the United States and into Central America and the Caribbean.

  grasshopperband-winged-grasshoppergreen-striped-grasshopperAcrididaeOedipodinaeNorth-Americagrasslandmoist-habitatresearch-model